Bracing for another calamity


(Left) People walking amid rising water levels near Sehwan, Pakistan. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

ONE recent evening, as heavy monsoon rains pounded down, Fauzia and her extended family of 15 huddled under a makeshift tent, its top patched with large plastic sheets.

Two years ago, her home was damaged in some of the worst flooding to ever hit Pakistan, a catastrophe that left more than 1,700 people dead and affected 30 million.

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